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I am finally getting a kayak for both fishing and general recreational paddling. I have the kayak picked out (Wildernes Systems Pungo 120) but what I don't have picked out yet is the paddle. So I am looking around at the options I have. Since I want to save a little money in the long run by...

My absent minded friend Mike (oh boy I can't take him ANYWHERES :D ) lost his trekking poles on Tecumseh and asked me to post this in case anyone is going to be out that way: "Yeah, twice in two years, not good. They are mosy likely between the summit and the end of the Sosman at the top of...

I know Image Stabilization + Tripod= Bad mojo, but what about monopods. I am considering adding a monopod to the photo arsenal, but if the IS is still going to need to be turned off I wonder if it really is worth it....... Brian

Hey folks, After reading a trip report by Amicus detailing one of his recent Connecticut river paddling camping trips I thought what a cool idea that would be. I plan on getting a kayak next year, but at the very least I do have a couple canoes to work with. I am thinking of draggin out a...

While heading up to do trail work on the Wildcat Ridge Trail Silentcal and I noticed this little gem on a birch tree that we had both managed to not notice until this point. Thought I would share this rather cool piece of hiking history: Brian

These shots are basically the same thing. One has people in it, the other does not. I am not sure which one I like best: Without With Normally I am a person who likes landscapes/scenery free of human elements. But lately I have been finding adding people to shots adds a little something...

Overall I like how this one came out (even if I could not get the usual water feathering I like), but looking at it I wonder if all the trees and ice make for too busy a picture....... What do you think? Brian

With the lunar eclipse behind us I got to thinking about celestial photography. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried it.....and I am talking about outside of a long zoom and the moon, I am talking about small telescope with digital camera adapter and planest, stars and beyond. Heck, I...

We have only had a few photos up for critique lately, so I figure I will throw one up for some fun: I know the disturbed snow in the foreground detracts a bit, but it was unavoidable. So C&C me folks! Brian

When we summited Carter Dome yesterday the daylight was late day. This gave me some nice shadows to play with, and when I got home I started toying around with the photo filters in Photoshop to try and reproduce some Faux sunset coloring. I have used the warming filter with interesting...

Ok, I'll admit I have always focused my energies, photography wise, on straight up landscape. So people in pictures is not really what I am used to. Be that as it may, I am trying to expand a bit. I caught this couple as they were getting ready to head off Signal Ridge for the summit of...

Taken on the way to Carrigain on Monday. Thanks to that blessed thing called Image Stabilization I got this handheld despite not a whole lot of light and a small aperture. No cropping done, just my usual saturation, contrast, and highlights/shadows adjustment. Tell me what you think: Brian

I am LOVING the decision to go digital more and more every day. After hiking Cannon on Saturday I got a whole bunch of (what I hope are) good shots. Here is one of the two I feel are the best, lemme know what you think: Once again, I am still learning to best use Photoshop Elements, and I...

Here is a sample of one of the first shots with the new D400: Please feel free to comment or critique. Brian P.S. Please excuse in advance any poor Photoshopping mistakes....I am still learning to use that properly too :o :D .

Ok, as mentioned in a previous thread I was thinking of going DSLR....well I did, I have a Canon 400D (XTi) sitting in front of me. Now I have been thumbing through the instruction manual and have a couple of questions about a few settings and such (please excuse me if they are dumb...remember...

Well, in the next couple of months I am making the switch. I so dearly wanted to stay with film that I through common sense to the wind and bought the Canon EOS Elan 7 I currently have. GREAT camera, but alas I have admitted that I probably should have gone digital in the first place. So...

Found this the other day and thought I would share it. If you have a distance scale on your lens, or an older lens with the distance/f stop scale this should make things a bit easier to hit hyperfocal: chart And if you want to do the calculaitons (which are pretty easy) for a focal length...

Ok, I am looking to pick up some GND filters for landscaping. I think I am going to go with the Cokin P series mount instead of the circular screw on mounts, but am still up in the air right now. But the biggest issue at ahnd right now is I need to make a decision. I have a few other high...